Who is the STC?

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) represents the claims to independence of South Yemen (known as South Arabia until 1967; today’s governorates of Aden, Lahij, the southern part of al-Dhali, Abyan, Shabwa, Hadramawt, al-Mahra and Socotra). Moreover, the STC acts in the interests of the local population and is providing security and stability in the South Yemeni territories, in the region of the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab.  The major objective of the STC is the solution of the southern cause in peaceful ways and the restoration of the independence of South Yemen as a state with its pre-1990 borders.

The STC was proclaimed on May 4, 2017, and, subsequently, formed under the presidency of Aydarus al-Zubaydi. The council combines numerous political and civil society decision-makers from South Yemen. It consists of a Leadership Council of 24 persons, various departments, and the National Assembly. The National Assembly of 303 representatives from across the entire South Yemeni society was formed on November 30, 2017. Both bodies were formed on the basis of decisions by consensus.

Our Vision

With a deep understanding of the fundamental problems of the southern cause, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) represents the will of South Yemenis to regain their own state, as well as their expectations for solving the southern cause.

The STC strongly believes that any solution which is not compatible with the will and the aspirations of South Yemenis will fail and further destabilize the already unstable region. Therefore, the council is willing to cooperate with all regional and international stakeholders to bring about a solution of the southern cause, so that conflicts in the region can be avoided in the future.

That is why the council aims at good relations with North Yemen after South Yemen’s independence. Particularly, the STC hopes for constructive cooperation with the new UN special envoy to Yemen, in order to bring about a joint solution for the southern cause. The independence of South Yemen will lead to long-term stability in the strategically significant region of the Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden.

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